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Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Adulterate | (v)to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value |
Ambidextrous | (adj) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful; hypocritical |
Augment | (v) to make larger, increase |
Bereft | (adj) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss |
Deploy | (v) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up |
Dour | (adj) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored |
Fortitude | (n) courage in facing difficulties |
Gape | (v) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide |
Gibe | (v, n) to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn |
Guise | (n) an external appearance, cover, mask |
Insidious | (adj) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous |
Intimation | (n) a hint, indirect suggestion |
Opulent | (adj) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose |
Pliable | (adj) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced |
Reiterate | (v) to say again, repeat |
Stolid | (adj) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive |
Tentative | (adj) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant |
Unkempt | (adj) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude |
Verbatim | (adj, adv) word for word; exactly as written or spoken |
Warily | (adv) cautiously, with great care |